Forty-nine Iowa school districts and schools will receive money from a new $1 million fund to build their computer science teacher workforce, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced. The funding is part of a broader effort to expand computer science education in schools across the state. The new computer science professional development incentive fund, along with new voluntary statewide computer science standards, were established as part of a 2017 bill that encourages high-quality computer science instruction in every elementary, middle and high school.  Schools will use the incentive fund to pay for professional learning or university coursework for teaching endorsements in computer science. Iowa legislators set aside $500,000 for the incentive fund; the rest of the money will come from a 2007 settlement of an Iowa class-action antitrust lawsuit filed against Microsoft Corp. Award recipients will report on their progress by the end of the 2018-19 school year.  To see a list of the districts and schools that will receive funds, click here.